School visit to Swissminiatur: discover Switzerland in miniature!

Welcome to the schools page! Swissminiatur is the perfect destination for a school trip, offering your students a unique opportunity to explore the wonders of Switzerland in a fascinating and educational environment. Below you will find all the information you need to organise your visit.

 

Why is Swissminiatur the ideal choice?

  • A journey through Switzerland: here you can discover more than 130 1:25 scale models of Switzerland’s most iconic places, from historic castles to means of transport
  • Easily accessible: Swissminiatur is conveniently accessible by train and by private transport. Melide railway station is less than 5 minutes’ walk from the Swissminiatur park. Parking spaces, also for buses, can be found in the immediate vicinity of the park. Take advantage of the combined package with RailAway to get reduced rates on train travel and discounts on school fares
  • Unique educational experiences: you can book a guided tour lasting about 20 minutes in our workshops, where miniatures come to life! Students will be able to see first-hand how the miniatures in the park are built and restored.

 

School fees

 

Teacher
 free (1 free teacher per class)
Accompanying adults
 CHF 16.50
Students 0 – 5 years
 free
Students 6-15 years
 CHF 9.00
Students +16 years
 CHF 12.00

 

Plan your visit

Visit booking
To book a visit to the Swissminiatur park, simply send an email to booking@swissminiatur.ch.
In the booking email it is important to indicate:

  • School name + class
  • Date and approximate time of arrival
  • Number of participants by age group as listed in the table ‘school fees’.
  • If you wish to book a guided tour of the park workshops, lasting about 20 minutes, at an additional cost of CHF 1.00 per participant
  • Whether payment will be made directly at the till on the day of arrival, or by invoice. In this case, please provide the billing address

Park Map
To facilitate the planning of your visit, you can consult and download the park map. The map includes all the miniatures present in the park. The handy model guide on our website is a resource that offers information on every miniature present.

 

Quiz for students

Test your students’ knowledge with thematic quizzes, differentiated by age group. Answers can be requested at the time of booking. All the questions were devised by Maurizio Cattaneo, a secondary school teacher and author of the book ‘MILLE100UNDICI domande sulla Svizzera e sugli Svizzeri’, also on sale at the Swissminiatur park kiosk